What color is #132B14?

#132B14 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132B14?

The RGB value is 19, 43, 20: 19 red, 43 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132B14?

The complementary color is #2B132A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132B14 color

#132B14 rgb(19, 43, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #132B14 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 16.9% green and 7.8% blue (19, 43, 20).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 39% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#132B14 color codes

HEX	`#132B14`
RGB	`rgb(19, 43, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 16.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 39%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 56%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 53%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.04, -15.52, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.04, 19.69, 141.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.259, 1.917, 0.965)`
Decimal	`1256212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132B14, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #132B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #132B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132b14; }
.text { color: #132b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 43 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132b14, #132b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #132B14?: #132B14 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132B14?: The RGB value is 19, 43, 20: 19 red, 43 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132B14?: The complementary color is #2B132A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.